Brekkie Idea: Banana, Oatmeal Cranberry Muffins

I love to treat myself with food and clothes, jewellery and shoes…oh and handbags and sometimes comestics. I think giving yourself a gift is an act of self-appreciation. Perhaps it’s slightly on the superficial side but whatever works for me right? 😉 Every year as always, I’ll shower myself with birthday gifts. Yes, not just one gift but plenty of gifts. I thought since I don’t have any children to dictate the way I spend, it’s going to be all about myself and I (okay, sometimes my better half :P) all the way until the day my children’s wellbeing and education funds are my priority.

On day-to-day basis, every little thing counts as a treat. For me, it can be kisses from my beloved, sipping soy latte from my favourite cafe or simply a straightforward baking like these banana,oatmeal and cranberries muffins in the middle of work week.

You don’t need a bad day or hearbreak to start treating yourself. A good start will be relieving yourself from monotonous routines by baking something sweet and simple like muffins. 🙂 (This may only apply if you’re not a full time baker. :P)

I love the little faces you made on the muffins! At first I thought I was just ‘seeing’ things but read a little more and saw that they are in fact intentional. I love your perspective, that everything is a little treat. I’m going to adopt that, I think it’s a great way to make sure to appreciate each and every day.

I made these just the other day…sorry again for changing the recipe a little bit…it’s not for the variation but I try to use what I have around the house instead of going to buy new ingredients…life is not cheap with two kinds around…
So, first of all I used 3 bananas instead of two..there was no point in wasting a perfectly good ripe banana which nobody is going to eat anyway…then I used a mixture o wholemeal cereals(rye,oats and wheat)instead of plain oats which I didn’t have in the house…as bananas are a little bit bland in taste while cooked(simply my opinion, don’t have to agree), I also put a handful of sliced sour cherries and a handful of raisins previously soaked in hot water with rum extract..this gave the mixture the pinch it needed…on top I put some berries(blackberries and raspberries mostly..I had some frozen). Finally, as I had a few berries left,I made some kind of sauce to go with it…I boiled them with some water, strained and mashed the mixture to get rid af all those little pits that get stuck in your teeth…then put them back on the stove, added 2 teaspoons of cornstarch and a heaping spoon of honey and served hot…I tell you it was worth every crumb….

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